Planter.



PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

W. H. HOLSGLA W.

PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED HBPT.10,1903.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W1 TNESSES; KM'

No. 843,457. PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

W. H. HOLSOLAW.

PLANTER. APPLICATION FILED BBPT.10.1903.

2 BHBB'I'8SHEET 2.

W1 'nwsss sv [/VVLNTOR .25 21 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILFORD H. HOLSCLAW, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO B. F.

AVERY & SONS, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A CORPORATION OF KEN- TUCKY.

PLANTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILFono H. HoLs- CLAW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planters;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in planters of the type designed for sowing various kinds of seeds; and the object in view is the provision of a draftweceiving standard, means carried thereby for preparing the soil for the reception of. the seed, said standard being arranged to be moved for moving the soil-preparing means into and out of operative position, combined with means for de livering seed to the prepared soil, the seeddelivering means being so constructed as to be susceptible of being moved out of operative condition, means for covering the delivered seed, said covering means being capable of being moved out of operative position, and means for simultaneously moving sai standard vertically and moving said soil preparing means, said delivering means, and covering means out of operative condition.

With this and other objects in view, which will become obvious hereinafter, the inven tion comprises certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangement of parts,.as

will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a seed-planter involving one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the central portion of the planter, portions being shown in side elevation. Fig. :1 is a top plan view of the planter. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view through a part of the operating-lever and its sectors. F ig. 6 is a detail view showing a portion ol the planter-frame and illustrating the manner of mounting the seedhopper thereon, the gears being shown slightly separated.

In embodyin the present invention in practical form, preferably provide a framing-1, which may be termed a rigid frame,

" outer frame.

which framing is supported by an axle 2, mounted on carryin -wheels 3. The framing 1- is made up, prei erably, of fiat bars, but may be formed, of course, of any suitablyshaped material, the bars being arranged to conver e near their front ends and terininat ing in orwardly-extnding parallel portions overlapping the sides of a tongue 4, retaining-bolts being passed through the parallel portions and the tongue. The bars comprising framing 1 diver e rearwardly, as clearly seen in Fig. 3, an then extend rearwardly substantially parallel to each other. The said bars are thus spaced apart at their rear ends, the two inner bars 7 7 of framin 1 being connected at their rear ends by bo ts 8 8, which, with the bars 7, form what maybe termed an inner loop or inner frame.

The bars 7 are prevented from spreading laterally by bolts 8, and each of the bolts 8 is provided with a surrounding sleeve or tube 10, which is of a length equal to the distance apart of the bars 7, each of said sleeves or tubes having its ends engaging the inner faces of the bars 7 for preventing movement of the hars 7 toward each other. The bars 7 are bolted'intermediate their length to the upstanding shoulders 17, formed on hearingsleeves 17, which sleeves are loosely mounted on the axle 2. The two outer bars of framing I produce what 7 may be termed an Bearing-sleeves 16, formed with upstanding shoulders 16, are loosely mounted on the axle 2, and the bars of the outer frame are bolted to the shoulders .16 of said sleeves.

A seat 15 is provided and carried by a standard 6, formed, preferably, of an 11" per part 14 and a lower part 13, connecte together by suitable bolts in such manner that the upper and lower parts of the standard are susceptible of adjustment with respect 1 The block 9 is pref 5 5 of inclined bars or straps 21 an laterally box or hop er 5, which is provided with suitdistance for accommodating the standard able seedroppi'n mechanism of any pre- 20 therebetween. The bars 21 are connected ferred type, (not ii ustrated which dropping at their upper ends by bolts 25 and 26, the mechanism is arranged to e operated by a bolt 25 bei surrounded by an antifriction- 5 gear-wheel 19. The gear 19 is adapted durroller 23 an the bolt 26 being surrounded 7'0 mg operation to mesh with a gear l8for being l by a similar antifriction-roller 24, said anti-' actuated thereby, the said 1 ear 18 being friction-rollers being preferably in the form fixed to a sleeve '18, as clear y seen in Fig. of sleeves adapted to engage the res ective 4, which sleeve surrounds and is fixed to the front and rear edges of the standar 20 to it: axle 2. Said sleeve 18 is of suflicient length guide and position the standard, while er- 75 to extend from one of the bearing-sleeves mitting free reciprocation thereof. The 17 to the other of the bearingsleeves 17, antifriciion-rollers 23 and 24 are of a length so that said bearing-sleeves are prevented equal to the s ace between the bars 2 1 and from being moved toward each other, and have their en s engaging the inner faces of i5 owing to the. rigidity of the connection besaid bars, so as to prevent the bars from being 80 tween the inner and outer frames of framing moved toward each other. It is thus seen 1 the sleeve 18 determines the position of that the said upstanding frame serves to the framing 1 and parts carried thereby guide the standard 20 and at the same time with respect to the axle. To the hopper 5 to prevent the upper end of the standard 20 are secured brackets 5 5, which brackets from being thrown forwardly or otherwise 8 5 are also secured to a pivotally-mounted moved out of proper osition when subjected frame embodying side bars 52 52. The side to the strain due to t 1e draft. The standard bars 52 extend forwardly'andu wardly from 20 also extends between the bars 7 of the beneath the ho er and at t eir forward inner frame of framing 1, and the said bars 25 ends are pivota 3; connected to upufardly- 7 are provided with connecting-bolts car'rv- 90 extending bars 53 53, which bars 53 are fixed in'g antifriction-rollers 23 and 24, engaging in the forward end of the framing 1. The the opposite edges of the standard 20. bars 52 when the hopper 5 is in its lower draw-bar 27 is fixed to the under face of the most position rest upon the bearin -sleeves tongue 4 and extends rearwardly to the stand- 17, as clearly seen in Fig. 4, the opper ard 20. The rear end of draw-bar 27 is pro 5 being thus supported by said bars upon the vided with a yoke or stirrup surrounding said sleeves 17 when the seed-dropping the standard, the rear of said yoke being mechanism is in operative position. The supplied with an antifriction-roller 28, whic 1 hopper 5 is provided at each side with a stop enga es the rear edge of the standard in 5 or projection 54,extending laterallytherefrom position for subjecting the standard to draft, I00

across the path of movement of operating the entire draft applied to the standard means, hereinafter described. Preferably being up lied through the yoke and its assoivotally connected with the bottom of the ciated parts. The standard, therefore, does opper 1n the nsual manner and arranged to 49 receive the discharge therefrom is a chute not receive its draft through the framing 1,

42, which chute extends into a deliveri boot 42", carried by a curved bar/14, whic and hence does not tend to strain the fram- 105 i duringo eration.

he stan ard 20 is desi ned to be freely re-' bar also carries a furrow-opening shovel 43; ciprocated vertically, an I have illustrated The chute 43 rojects loosely into the said 5 boot,so that t esaid boot and chute may in the drawings an efficient means for accomplishing this result which involves a special 1 m be moved telescopically and independently of each other.

construction of standard. The standard 20 In the framing l, immediately in the rear consists of a air of plates with a rack-bar 29 of the tongue 4, is arranged a standard 20,

inter osed t erebetween. The parts of the stan ard are ofecourse firmly bolted or other- 50 which standard is verticall and longitudinally shiftable. The stan ard is e aged wise rigidl secured together, and the teeth :15

above the framing 1' by an upstanding racof the rac -bar 29 are preferably dis osed rearwardly in position for being engage by a ing-frame, which is fixed to the framing) 1. Said upstanding frame consists, refera ly,

gear 31, which gear has its periphery pro ecting between the side plates 0 the standard while meshing with the teeth of the rack-bar 1 2o 29. The gear 31 is fixed to a rock-shaft 32, which in operation constitutes a shifter rockshaft, and which shaft is journaled at its inner end in a standard 33, rising from the framing 1, and the outer'end of said shaft is journaled i in a standard 34, rising from an extensionframe 35, which extension-frame projects laterally from one of the bars ofthe outer frame of the framing 1. It is of course obvious that any suitable bearings maybe provided I arranged inclined bars or straps 22, the bars 21 being secured at their front ends to the framing 1 and to the tongue 4 by a boltpass' ing through the connected parts. The laterally-arranged inclined bars 22 are fixed to and extend from the up er portion of the bars 21 outwardly and ownwardly toand are connected with the bars of the outer frame of the framing 1. The bars 1 are spaced apart at the upper ends a su 'cient for the shaft 32 aside from those specifically described. A sector 37 is rigidly fixed to the rock-shaft 32, preferably near the outer end thereof, and a lever 36 has its lower end loosely fitted upon the shaft 32 contiguous to sector 37. An adjustable latch 38 is carried b the lever 36 in position for engaging any the notches formed in theperiphery of sector 37. The latch 38' is preferably slotted longitudinally and clamped rigidly in place by suitable bolts or other retaining means for lockin the lever 36 and sector 37 a ainst indepen ent movement. When it is esire'd to alter the relation of the lever 36 to the shaft 32, the bolts or other retaining means for the latch 38 are loosened, and the latch is raised out of engagement with the notches of sector 37. The lever 36 is then swung to the new position desired and the latch is' dropped into the pro er notch of the sector 37, and the bolts tig tened for again rigidly securing the lever 36 to the sector 37. Thus in operation when the lever 36 is swung the sector 37 will move with it and the shaft 32 will be correspondingly moved. In order to retain the s aft 32 at any given adjusted position, the lever 36 is provi ed with any suitable, preferably spring-actuated, latch 39, which latch is longitudinally slotted and is arranged to successively engage the notches of a rack 40, which rack is rigidly fixed to the standard 34. The latch 39 is preferably connected by a suitable rod with a bell-crank lever 41, pivoted near the free end of the lever 36 in position for forming -a hand or grip lever for manipulating the latch 39. The latch 39 is preferably inclosed in a housing 39, (seen est in F g. 5,) which housing is retained in place by a rivet, bolt, or other securing n"- eans passed through the housing and through the ever 36, em rivet also extending through the longitudinal slot formed in the latch 39.

As indicated in Fig. 5, one of the bolts which retains the latch 38 in place may be utilized also as a retaining means for the housing 39, the said. bolt extending from said housing through the longitudinal slot in the latch 39, through the lever 36, and through the slot in the latch 38. A spacing-sleeve 40 may be provided for the last-mentioned bolt for preventing housing 39 from being pressed toward the lever 36. v

The lower end of the standard 20 is preferably curved forwardly for adapting it to rcceive a cultivating-point 30 or other iin lement designed to row-opener 43. n employing the planter for planting cotton or-corn I preferably fix to the lower end of the standard 20 a double winged sweep 30, which sweep is adapted for taking off a portion of the ground, usually at the top of a ridge, and leaving the ground over which the sweep asses at a proper height for the planting o the corn or cotton.

prepare the soil for the r- The standard is of course adapted for receiving various forms of cultivat1ngpointsas, for instance, when listing cotton or corn, a double-moldboard plow, or what is known as a middle burster, is usually applied to the standard.

The curved bar 44 has its front end extending between the side plates of the standard 20 and secured therebetween by bolts 44 44", which are assed throu h the standard 20 and througii said curvedbar 44. The standard 20 is provided with apertures 44 for the reception of the bolts 44*, and it is obvious that as many of the apertures 44 may be provided as desired, so that the curved bar 44 may be adjusted longitudinally of the standard .20 by simply removing the bolts 44", moving the bar44 to the desired position, and'then replacing the bolts 44 in the new set of apertures 44. Thus the furrowopening shovel 43 may be adjusted vertically .with respect to the standard 20 and the 30, the depth of the furrow produced" swee by s ovel 43 being accordingly varied, and the boot 42,carried b bar 44, may be adjusted with respect to ,t, e chute 42, said boot serving as a shiftable section of the chute.

Pivoted to the framing 1 is a drag-bar frame which is mounted to swing pivotally in vertical lanes, the said pivoted frame consistingo side bars or drag-bars 46 46, which are spaced a art, one being positioned between each oi the bars 7 and the contlguous bar of the outer frame of the framing the forward end of each of the bars 46 'ivotally engaging a bolt 46, passed throug the res ective bar of the outer frame and throu h the contiguous bar 53. The rear ends of t is bars 46 are curved downwardly, as indicated at 50, said bars 46 extending rearwardly beyondthe rear ends of the bars 7 of the inner frame of the framing 1. A transverse bolt 46* connects bars 46 near the rear end there oi, the said bars 46 being spaced apart by a sleeve 46, which surrounds the bolt '46", the

said bolt and sleeve being at a sufficient distance in the rear of the rear ends of the bars 7 to permit the free upward swinging of the pivoted frame. Below the bolt 46? the curved rear ends 50 of the bars 46 are engaged by adjustable clamps 51, each of said clamps carrying a shovel-standard 49. T he lower end of each shovehstandard 49 carries a covering-shovel 45. It is of course obvious that when one of the clamps 51 is moved about the curved portion 50 of the respective bar 46 the angular relation of the respective shovel 45 to the surface of the earth will be altered. The bars 46 are a sufficient distance apart and so positioned as to causethe shovels 45 to engage the round along lines parallel with the line of travel of the furrowo ening shovel 43 and on opposite sides there- 0 so as to fill or partly fill t 19 furrow opened by the shovel 43, and as the shovels 45 are in the rear of the chute 42 the grain deposited therefrom will be covered.

It will be observed from Fig. 4 of the drawings that each of the bars 46 extend beneath one of the lateral projections .54, each of the projections being spaced a sufficient distance above the respective bar 46 for permitting free articulation of the drag-bar frame, so as to enable the shovels 45 to accommodate themselves to the usual unevenness of the surface of the ground withoutthe bars 46 engaging rojections 54. It is obvious, of course, t at when the drag-bar frame is lifted to a certain degree the bars 46 will come into contact with the projections 54, and if the bars 46 arethen lifted still further the hopper 5 will be swung in vertical I lanes upwardly out of operative position, the gear 19 being disconnected from the gear 18. The frame embodying the bars 52 serves to guide the hop er 5 in its movement and after the hopper as been lifted guides it in its return to the proper position for having the ear 19 again mesh with the gear 18 when the bars 46 are lowered.

In order to make possible, the ready Inanipulation of the drag-bar frame for accomplishing the moving of the seed-hopper to an inoperative position, the respective bars 46 of said drag-bar frame are en aged by chains 47, which chains egctend to t e standard 20 and are detachably connected therewith by means of suitable hooks or other detachable connecting means 48 48. It is to be observed that each of the chains 47 mayhave any one of several of its links engage the corresponding connecting means 48, so that the said chain is adjustable vertically with respect to the standard 20, and the drag-bar frame is also thereby rendered adjustable with 'respect to said standard 20, the said drag-bar frame being of course adjusted in vertical planes with the vertical adjustment of the chains 47. It is of course obvious that other means may be employed for connecting the standard 20 with the bars 46 as may be found desirable, the function of such connecting means being principally to transmit motion from one of the connected elements to the other. In the particular embodiment of the invention seen in the drawings movement is imparted from the standard 20 through chains 47 to the drag-bar frame; but other movement may be transmitted by other connecting means within the spirit of the present invention. There is, however, a special advantage in the use of the chains 47 in the particular embodiment illustrated in the drawings, as the said chains permit the free pivotal movement of the bars 46. It is of course obvious that when the chains 47 are taut the beams 46 arestill at liberty to swin pivotally upwardly, but

may not swing ownwardly'below the limit fixed by the taut conditions of the chains. It is, however, noted that in operation the standard 20 is suflicientl lowered to permit the chains 47 to remain siiick. The drag-bar frame is'thus free to be lifted independently of the lifting means illnstrated as, for 'instance, by graspingthe saidzframe and mmiw ally lifting the same-and when so lifted the bars 46 will engage the projections 5418M move the hop or 5 for'disconnecti'ng the-operatinggear thereof. It is to be obsern'ed hi this connection that the bars '46 are free to swing downwardly in operation and would strike the axle 2 *but for the fact that the bearings 17 are elongated sufliciently forhaving their outer ends form seats to support the bars 46 whenthe bars are in their lowermost position. This prevents the bars-46 from ever having their =lower edges -rest upon a revolving shaft.

When only a light 1 draft is required, due to the conditions of the soil and the nature-of the implement ap lied tothelower efid of the standard 20, the raft is applied to thegupper ortion 55 of a -pin or belt, which \pinur bolt is passed through the to I e iii-and Ithrcugh the front end'of the draw ar 27 but 'wvhen-a heavier draft is a e UilBt'l the draft is prferably applied \to *the owenhndfifibfthe flame bolt, so that the heavierdraft will be caused to act directly upon ltheidraw bar 27. This places the greatest "strain directly 'upon the rear edge of the standard '20, agreatenproortion of draft :being required .for plioduci 'orward movement of the standard "20 vi-iii its implements in the ground than for producing-a forward movement-df-the balanceof the planter.

As clearly seen in 3, lrests may bmpro- .vided for the feet of the operator, such :footrests consisting 'of treads-57., secured to and pro'ecting laterally ifrom the bars 46 -in-=front oft e-seat'lfi From the foregoing it is to be observed that when it-is desired to operate=theipresent improved lanter in conveying the plantar to the fiel the lever 36 is swung downwardy and rearwardly, which causesthestandard 20 to be raised, elevating the chains 47 and-the dragbars 46, and consequently lifting the hopper 5 to an ino erative position. All of the parts of the p anter except the carrierwheels are thus free fromthegroundand the seed-drop ing mechanism is 'in an inoperative con ition. After-theiplanter arrives at the field where the plantin is'to be done the lever 36 is swung upwar ly and forwardly sufficiently for loweri the standard 20 :to the desired extent,whic results in ermitting the chains 47 to become slack, -al owing the said bars downwardly by placin his feet upon the treads 57. As the drawar frame is being lowered the hopper 5 is free to swing downwardly therewith into an operative position after which the parts are in condition for operation.

I make no claim in this application to the construction and arrangement of the bearingsleeves 16 and 17 with their shoulders connectcd with the framing 1 or for the use of some of said sleeves as seats for the drag bar frame, as the same constitute-the subjectmatter of a divisional application of this present a plication.

What claim isl. A planter, comprising an axle, carryingwheels supporting the same, sleeves loose] surrounding said axle, and having upstan ing shoulders, a framework resting upon said sleeves and connected with said shoulders, a pivoted frame connected with the framework and resting upon some of said sleeves, a seed mechanism carried by said pivoted frame and adapted, when the pivoted frame is swung pivotally, to be moved therewith out of oper ative position, and means for swinging said pivoted frame.

2. In a planter, the combination with a framing and supporting means therefor, of a draft-receiving standard shiftably mounted in said framing, means carried. by said standard for preparing soil for the reception of seed, seed mechanism arranged for delivering seed in the rear of said soil-preparing means, the seed-delivering means being movably mounted and capable of movement out of operative'condition, means connected with the framing and movable independent thereof for coveringthe delivered seed, and means for simultaneously shifting said standard and moving said seed mechanism and covering means to ino )erative positions.

3. In a pl anter, the combination with a framing and means supporting the same, a shiftable standard mounted in said framing, soil-preparing means carried by the lower end of said standard, a bar adjustably connected to said standard, a furrow-opener carried by said bar in the rear of the standard,

and seed mechanism arr; nged for delivering seed in the rear of the furrowopener.

4. In a planter, the combination with a framing and means supporting the same, of a standard shiftable in said framing, soil-preparing means carried by the lower end of said standard, a bar adjustably connected with said standard, a grain-chute arranged contiguous to said bar, seed mechanism arranged for delivering seed into said grain-chute, and. a boot carried by said adjustable bar, and telescopicall engaging said grain-chute.

5. In a planter, the combination with a framing an insane for'supporting the same,

of a standard shiftably mounted in said framing, soil-pre aring means carried by the lower end of sai standard, a bar adjustably connected to said standard near the lower end thereof, a grain-chute arranged with its lower end contiguous to said bar, seed mechanism disposed for delivering seed to said grain-chute, and a boot connected to said bar and telescopically engaging the lower end of the grain-chute;

6. In a planter, the combination with a framing, and means for supporting the same, a longitudinally-shiftable, vertical standard arranged in said framing, soil preparing means carried by the lower end of said standard, a bar connected with said standard and adjustable longitudinally thereof, a furrowopener carried b said bar, and means for delivering seed in t e rear of the furrow-opener.

7. In a planter, the combination with a framing and means for su orting the same, of a longitudinally, shiftah e, vertical standard arranged in saidframing, soil-preparing means carried by the lower end of said standard, a bar connected with said standard and adjustable longitudinall thereof, seed mechanism sustained by said framing, a deliverychute for said seed mechanism, and a boot carried b said bar and telescopically engaging said c ute.

8. In a planter, the combination with a framing and means for supporting the same, of a vertical standard longitudinally shiftable in said framing, soil-preparing means carried by the lower end of said standard, seed mechanism sustained by said framing, a delivery-chute for said seed mechanism, a bar connected with said standard and adjustable longitudinally thereof, a furrow-opener carried by said bar in front of said chute, and a boot carried by said bar and telescopically engaging said chute.

9. In a planter, the combination with a framing and means for supporting the same, of a vertical standard longitudinally shiftable in said framing, a furrow-opener conncctcd with said standard, a movably-mounted seedbox, seed mechanism, operable only when the seedbox is in its normal position, for delivering seed from said box to a point in the rear of said furrow-opener, and means adjus'tably connected with the standard for moving the seedbox from its normal position when the standard is shifted.

10. In a planter, the combination with a framing and means for sup orting the same, of a longitudinally-shifta le standard arranged in said framing, a furrow-opener connected with said standard, a movable seed mechanism, a gear for actuating said seed mechanism and arranged for being disconnected therefrom when the seed mechanism is moved, means for delivering seed from said seed mechanism to a point in the rear of the standard and adjustable longitudinally of the standard for moving said seed mechanism when the standard is shifted.

11. In a planter, the combination with a framing and means for sup orting the same, of a longitudinally-shifta le standard arranged in said framing, a furrow-opener connected with said standard, a movable seed mechanism adapted to deliver seed at the rear of the furrow-opener, a gear for actuating said seed mechanism arranged for being disconnected therefrom when the seed mechanism is moved, means for moving the seed mechanism, and flexible means connected with the standard for actuating the seedmechanism-rnoving means when the standard is shifted.

12. In a (planter, the combination with a framing an means for su poitin the same, of a standard longitudinal y shifta ly mounted in said framing, a furrow-opener carried by said standard, a movable seedmechanism arranged to deliver seed at the rear of the furrow-opener, a gear for actuating said seed mechanism arranged for being disconnected therefrom when the seed mechanism is moved, meansfor ,rn'oving the seed-mechanism, and a chain connected with the standard and arranged for actuating the seed-mechanismmoving means when the standard is shifted.

13. In a planter, the combination with an axle and means for supporting the same, of a frame and draft a tongue, said frame cont. prising an inner loop having parallel side bars conver ing at their front ends and terminating in orWaI'dly-extending parallel portions overlapping the sides of said ton e, bearing-boxes for said axle some of which are secured to the rear endsof said side bars of the 'inner loop, outer bracing side bars secured to other ofsaid bearing-boxes, said outer side bars converging at their forward ends and terminating in forwardlvextending parallel portions overlapping the forward ends of said inner side bars, and securing means extendin through the forward ends of said inner an outer ars and said tongue.

14. In a planter, the combination with an axle and means for supporting the same, of a frame and tongue, said frame comprising inner and outer side bars spaced apart at their rear ends, and having converging forward end portions secured to said tongue, bearingboxes for said axle secured to the rear separated ends of said side bars, rearwardly-extending drag-bars pivoted to move between said inner and outer side bars above some of said bearin -boxes,an-d covering devices carried by sai drag-bars.

15. In a planter, the combination with an axle and means for supporting the same, of a frame and tongue, said frame comprisin in ner and outer side bars spaced apart at t eir rear ends and having parallel portions at the rear part of the frame, and converging for ward ends secured to said tongue, pivot-bolts extending through the outer side bars, rearwardly-extending drag-bars having their forward ends pivoted on said bolts, bearingboxcs for said axle secured to said inner and outer side bars, seats on some of said boxes for said drag-bars, and covering devices carried by said drag-bars.

16. In a lanter, the combination with a frame, seed ox and delivery-chute, of a vertical shiftable furrow-opener, at the lower end of said chute, a plow and standard in front of said chute, means for vertically shifting said plow and standard, and adjustable connections between said standard and furrow-opener for causing the furrow-opener to move With the standard.

17. In a planter, the combination with a frame, seedbox and delivery-chute, of a vertically-shiftable chute-section and furrowopener at the lower end of said chute,.a plow and standard in front of said chute, means for vertically shifting said plow and standard, andadjustable means connecting said standard with said shiftable chute-section -and furrow-opener, said means comprising a bar connected to said chute and furrowopener, and adjustable bolt connections between said bar and standard.

18. In a planter, the combination with a frame and seed mechanism thereon, of a furrow-forming device and standard therefor, vertically adjustable in front of said seed mechanism, braces connected at their front ends to said frame andembracing sai stand ard, and a roller supported between said braces and engaging said standard.

' 19. In a planter, the combination with a frame and seed mechanism thereon, said frame having side bars arranged adjacent each other at their forward ends, of a furrowforming device in front of said seed mechanism, a standard for said furrow-forming device, said standard bein vertically shiftable between the forward a jacent ends of said side bars, a roller on said frame engaging said standard, a pair of brace-bars secured to said side bars at their ends and extending on oposite sides of said standard, and a roller ournaled between the ends of said bracebars and engaging the standard.

' 20. In a planter, the combination with a frame and a seed mechanism thereon, of a furrow-forming device and standard therefor, vertically ad'ustable in front of said seed mechanism, 'a roller engaging thefront face of said standard, straps between"whichsaid roller is arranged and b which said roller is su ported extending orwardly' from the rofler and connected to the frame; and draft means connected to the standardbeneath said rollers.

21. In a planter,

frame and seed mechanism thereon, of a furthe combination with a row-formin device and a vertical standard therefor shi able inifront of said seed mechanism, guides arranged out of line and engaging the front and rear faces of said standar and tension-stra s extending between said guides and said rame to take the thrust on said guides.

22. In a planter, the combination with a frame and a seed mechanism thereon, of a furrow-formin device and a vertical standard therefor s 'ftable in front of said seed mechanism, guide-rollers arranged out of line and engaging the front and rear faces of said standard, and tension-braces for taking the thrust on said rollers extending from the rollers to the frame.

23.- In a planter, the combination with a frame and seed mechanism thereon, of a standard freel shiftable in said frame, a plow sustaine by said standard in front of said seed mechanism, rearwardlyeextending dra -bars carried by the frame independ-- ent y of said plow, covering devices carried by said drag-bars, and a commonshifter havin means for shifting said standard and raising the drag-bars.

241 Ina planter, the combination with a frame, and a seedbox and delivery-chute sustained thereby, of a furroW-formin chute, rearwardly-extending drag-bars pivoted to saidframe independently of said furrow-forming device, covering devices carried by said bars, a shifter rock-shaft on the frame,

an operating handle-lever therefor, and

said drag-bars, and a common shifter for raising said furrow-forming device and dragbars and simultaneously moving said seed mechanism to a position out of gear.

26. In a planter, the combination with a framing, an axle and seed mechanism, of gearin between'said axle and seed mechanism, a shlftable furrow-forming device, and rearwardly-extending drag-bars mounted on the frame independently of said furrow-forming device, covering devices carried by said dragbars, a rock-shaft on said frame, an operating hand-lever therefor, and means on said rock-shaft for raising said furrow-forming deviceand dragbars and for disconnecting said gearing.

27. In a planter, the combination with a framing, an axle and a support therefor, of a seedbox mounted on said framing ,seed mechanism for controlling the delivery of seed vice mounted in the frame in front 0 said from said box, gearing between said axle and said seed mechanism for actuatm the seed mechanism when the axle is revo ved, said said furrow-forming device and said dragbars, and for shiftingsaid seedbox.

28. In a planter, the combination with a frame, of a seed-hopper mounted thereon and capable of being moved to an ino erative position, a vertically-movable stan ard carried by said frame, and means inter osed between the standard and the hopper or moving the hopper to an inoperative position when the standard'is elevated.

29. A planter comprising a frame, a verticall -movable standard mounted therein, a dra t-rigging carried by the frame, the said standard having a movable engagement in and through the draft-rigging, a seed mechanism mounted on the frame and capable of being moved to an inoperative position, means for raising and lowering the standard, and means for moving the seed mechanism to an inoperative position simultaneously with the upward movement of the standard.

30. In a planter, a sup orting-frame comprisin a rigid portion and a pivoted portion, a see -hopper movably mounted on said frame, a standard movable vertically in said i frame, soil-preparin means carried by said standard, said stan ard being guided by the rigid portion ofsaid frame, covering means carried by said pivoted frame ortlon, and means for elevating said reed-hopper with said pivoted frame portion.

31. In a planter, the combination with a frame, a draft-rig ing therefor, a verticallymovable standar rig ing, afurrow-opener carried by the standar a seedmechanism mounted adjacent to the standard and capable of being lifted out of operative position, and lifting means interposed between the standard and the seed mechanism and adapted when the standard is raised beyond a certain point to lift the seed mechanism.

32. A planter comprising a frame, draft means therefor, a vertically movable standard mounted in the draft means, and directly engaging the draft means, a soil-preparing means carried by said standard, a gearing engaging the standard, and means for. operatin the gearing for. moving the standard vertically.

33. A planter, comprisin a frame, a vertically-recl rocating standar arranged therein, a soi -pre aring device carried by said standard, dra t means for said standard, the standard having a movable engagement with said draft means, a rock-shaft said frame adjacent to said standard, means adapted to be actuated by the rock-shaft for raising the standard, a seed mechanism mounted on the frame adjacent to the standard, a frame movably connected with the first-mentioned frame, means extending from the seed mechanism in the path of movement of the movable frame in position for being struck by the movable frame when the said movable frame is moved, the said mechanism being movably mounted and adapted to be moved out of operative position, and means whereby the rocking of the rock-shaft for raising the standard moves the seed mechanism to an inoperative position.

34. A planter comprising a frame, a vertically-adjustable furrow-opener carried there by, aseed-dropping mechanism operating in conjunction with said furrow-opener, the seed -dropping mechanism being movably mounted and capable of bein elevated out of o erative position, a dra ar frame pivote to the first-mentioned frame independently of the furrow-opener, and connections betweenthe furrow-opener, drag-bar frame and seed mechanism for enabling simultaneous lifting thereof. i

35. In a planter, the combination with a frame, of a vertical standard longitudinally shiftable in said frame, soilreparing means carried by the lower end 0 said standard, draft means connected directly with the standard beneath said frame, bracing means for the standard above the frrrre, movablymounted seed mechanism in the rear of the standard, and connections between the standard and the seed mechanism whereby vertical movement may be imparted to both simultaneously.

36. In a planter, a frame, a vertical shiftable standard therein, soil-preparing means carried at the lower end of the standard, a frame surrounding and guiding said stand ard, draft means connected directly with the standard; seed mechanism movably connect- .ed with the frame and capable of being moved out of 0 erative position, and means for moving sai standard vertically and for moving said seed mechanism out of operation.

37. A planter, comprising a frame, seeddropping mechanism movably mount-e l thereon and capable of being moved out of operative position, a reciprocating standard arranged in said frame in position for being subjected directly to draft, a furrow-opener carried by said stan lard in front of the see?- dropping mechanism, means for raising anal lowering said standard and furrow-opener, and means actuated by said last-mentioned means for moving ism out of operative position.

38. A planter comprisin a frame, a standard'verticaHy shiftable t herein, means for V pivoted beams ah the seed-dropping mecbani journaled in guiding the standard in its movement and yet capable of exertin draft upon the same, means connected wit the frame engaging said standard for preventing displacement thereof due to draft, and means for shifting said standard vertically.

39. A planter, comprisin a frame, a seeddropping' mechanism carried thereby, and movably mounted and capable of movement to an inoperative position, a vertically-shiftable standard mounted in the frame adjacent to said seed-dropping mechanism, soilreparing means carried by said standar a rack carried by said standard, a gear engagmg said rack, means for oscillating said gear,

and means for communicating movement from the standard to the seed dropping mechanism for moving the same to an inoperativo position when the standard is elevated.

40. A planter, comprising a frame, a seed mechanism movably mounted on the frame an capable of be'in moved out of o erative position, a chute or said seed ropping mechanismfa shiftable standard arranged in said frame, soil-preparin means carried by said standard, a draw ar engaging said standarJ, means for shifting said standard with respect to the draw-bar for moving the soil-preparing means to an ino erative position, an ,i means for moving tfie seed-drop ping mechanism to an inoperative when the standard is thus shifted.

41. In a planter, the combination with a frame, of a vertically-adjustable standard sustained. thereby, a shovel carried by said standard, a seed dropping mechanism sustained by the frame and capable of being moved out of operative position, means connected with said standard for raising the same, means for elevating the seed-dropping mechanism, and means projecting from the seed-dropping mechanism for engaging the elevating means when the standard 18 raised above a certain position.

42. A planter, comprisinga frame, a liftable seed-dropping mechanism carried thereon, a gear for actuatin said dropping mechanism, beams independently pivoted to said frame, seed-covering means carried by said beams, means for raising the said pivoted beams for elevating the covering means, and means whereby the continued elevation of the ove a certain point results in the elevating of the seed-drop ing mechanism for disconnecting the gear thereof.

43. A planter, comprising a frame, a seeddropper sustained thereby, operating mechposition anism for said seed-dropper arranged capable of disconnection from the dropping mechanism, a shiftable standard arranged in front of said seed-dropper, guiding means carried by said frame and engaging the front and rear edges of said standard, means enga ing the standard for raising and lowering the same within said guiding means, and means for disconnecting the seed-dropper from the operatin mechanism thereof.

44. n a planter, a supporting-frame, a vertically-shiftable standard movably mounted in the frame, a furrow-o ener carried thereby, seed mechanism movably mountedupon said frame and capable of being moved to an ino erative position, covering means moVabl y connected with theframe, and means connected with the standard for elevating said covering means, the said seed mechanism being disposed in the path of movement of said elevating means in position for being struck thereby and moved to an inoperative position when the covering means are elevated.

45. A planter, comprising a frame, a standard vertically adjustable therein, soil-preparing means carried by said standard, a dragbar frame pivoted 'to the first-mentioned frame, covering means carried by said dra bar frame, a hook connected to the standard, and a chain connected to the dra -bar frame having one of its links detachab y engaging the hook, means for shifting the standard, and means for depositin seed between the soil preparing means an the covering means.

46. A lanter, comprisin aframe, astandard shi table therein, soi -preparing means carried by said standard, a seed-dropper ar-' ranged for depositing seed in the rear of said soil-preparing means, a dra -bar frame pivoted to the first-mentioned ame, 'and,comprisi bars disposed on opposite sides of'said seedropper, covering means carried by said bar, flexible means connecting both of said bars with said standard, and means for raising and lowering the standard.

47. A planter, com rising a frame, a seeddropper carried there a standard shiftable in said'frame, a furrow-opener carried by said standard, the standard comprising substantially parallel lates spaced apart, anda rack secured there etween, a'gear engaging the said rack for shifting the standard, and means for operating the gear.

48. A'planter, coniprisin a frame, a standard shi'ftable therein soi -preparing means carried by said standard, a rack carried by the standard, a rock-shaft journaled on said frame, a gear carried thereby in position for meshing withsaid rack, a ver connected with the rock-shaft for facilitating actuation thereof, and independently-adjustable means interposed between the lever and the shaft by whic the extent of movement imparted by the lever to the standard may be varied.

49. A planter, comprising a frame, draft means therefor, a standard vertically shiftable in the frame and movably enga ing the draft means, a furrow-o ener carried by said standard, seed mechamsm, movably mounted adjacent to the standard and "adapted? when moved to be thrown out of operation,

covering means in the rear of the seed mechanism, and means interposed between the standard and the covering means by which the standard, when elevated, may also elevate the covering means, and move said seed mechanism.

50. In a'planter, a frame, comprising a rigid ortion and a ortion pivotally connected thereto, a standhrd vertically shiftable in said rigid portion, seed mechanism in the rear of said standard, said seed mechanism being renderable inoperative, a furrowo ener carried by said standard in advance of t e seed mechanism, covering means carried by said pivoted portion, the pivoted portion being constructed and arra ed to be freely vibratorywithin a predetermined limit, means whereby said covering means may be elevated beyond said limit, and means actuated by said elevating means for rendering said seed mechanism inoperative when the said pivoted portion is elevated beyondthe said predetermined limit. 7

51. A planter, comprising a frame, a standard shiftable therein, soil-preparing means carried by said standard, a rock-shaft connected with the standard for shifting the same, a lever loosely mounted on said shaft, a sector rigidl secured to the shaft, a latch carried by the ever and engaging the said sector for adjustably connecting the lever and sector, a rack carried by the said frame, a

slotted latch arranged at one side of the lever in position for enga ing the rack, and a bolt passed through the lbver and the latches, said olt being arranged to rigidly clamp the first-mentioned latch to the lever and extendin through the slot of the second-mentioned atch for permitting movement thereof, and for guiding the second-mentioned latch in its movement.

52. A planter, comprising a frame, an acmating-gear carried thereby, a seed mechanism movably mounted on said frame in position for normally engaging said gear for being actuated thereby, and capable of being moved out of en agement therewith, beams pivotally carrie by said frame, means for ifting said beams, projections extendin from'said seed mechanism into the path 0 movement of the beams whereby said seed mechanism may be moved by said beams through engagement of said beams with said projections.

53. A planter, com rising a frame, a standard'vertically shifta le therein, soil-prepar- 'ingr'neans carried by said standard, beams pivotally connected with said frame, covermg means carried thereby, said beams having curved portions at one end, separate stand- 'ards carrying the covering means, and clamps carried by the last-mentioned standaids and ad'ustably fitted upon the curved portions of t e beams for adjustably retain- IIO ing the last-mentioned standards at various angles with respect to the surface of the ground.

54. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, a tongue secured thereto, a drawar connected to the tongue and projecting rearwardl therefrom, a shiftable standard engaged 1y said draw-bar and subjected to the draft thereof, soil-preparing means connected with said standard, a bracing-frame rising from the main frame of the standard, and guidingmeans carried by the braci -frame and enga ing the upper ortion 0 the standard, an said standard.

55. A planter, comprising a frame, seeddrop. in' mechanism carried thereby, a standbr shiftable in said frame, soil-preparing means connected therewith, means for shifting said standard, a draw-bar, antifriction means carried by said draw-bar in position for engaging the rear ed es of the standard for en jectin the standard directly to draft inde endent y of the frame, and means above the ame for bracing the standard.

5.6. In a lanter, a main frame, a standard vertically shiftable therein, a bracing-frame rising from the main frame, means on the main frame engagi the standard for guiding the same, antifrlction-rollcrs carried by the bracing-frame and engaging the u er ortion of the standard, and means for s fting the standard. a

57. A planter, comprising a frame, draft means connected therewith, a standard vertically shiftable in "said frame and directly engaged by said draft means for sub'ecting the said standard to draft, means for shifting the said standard, a seeding device movably mounted adjacent to the standard and adapted when moved to be thrown out of operation, means for moving the seeding device, and flexible means dependin from said standard and engaging said see mg device mov' means for causing the same to be move with said standard.

58. A planter comprising a frame, a standard vertically shiftabl mounted therein a seed-dropper movab mounted and a apted when moved to be rown out of operation, movement-transmitting means interpo'sed between the standard and seedhopper andcomprising a pivoted member, means connecting said pivoted member with said standard,and means ro'ecting from the seed-dropper into the patli of the movement of the pivoted member for causin the seed dropper to be moved when struck y the said pivoted member.

59. A planter, comprisi a rigid frame, a frame pivoted thereon, a cu tivator-standard movab y mounted in the rigid frame, a seeding device carried by the givoted frame, means for operating the see ing device arranged for being in operative relation thereto means for shi ting' when the pivoted frame is in one position and out of o erativc relation thereto when the pivoted rarne is swung from such position, means for elevating the cultivator-standard, means for raising t 10 pivoted frame for moving the seeding device into an inoperative position when the cultivator-standard is operated, and covering means pivotally connected with said rigid frame lndependently of the standard.

60. A lanter, comprising a rigid frame, pivoted fiames carried thereby, a seeding mechanism carried b one of said pivoted frames in osition for cing thrown out of operation w en the frame carrying the same is swung upon its pivot, covering means carried by the other 0 said pivoted frames, means for moving the last-mentioned pivoted frame, and means actuated thereby for moving the frame carrying the seeding mechanism for throwing the seeding mechanism out of operation.

61. In a planter, the combination with a, frame, of a standard vertically shiftable therein, soil-preparing means carried by said standard, draft means connected directly with the standard, a movable seed-drop. .er carried by the frame and adapted w en moved to be thrown out of operation, and means capable of l'iftingsaid cultivator and by its continued movement of lifting the seed-dropper. 1

62. In a planter, the combination with a main frame, of a supplementary frame pivoted to the main frame and extending rearwardly of such pivotal connection, a furrowogener, seedbox and covering-shovels adapte to be elevated when said sup lementary frame is elevated, the said see box bein ada ted in operation todeposit seed, and 'sai seedbox being inoperative when elevated, and a sweep su ported in, advance of the furrow-o ener and in line therewith.

63. Ian p anter, the combination with a main frame, of a su lementary frame connected therewith an ree to swi in vertical planes, a furrow-o ner and see fimx adapted to be moved w n the pivoted frame is swung upon its pivot, said seedbox bei inoperative when thus moved, the said see box being ada ted in operation to deposit seed, covering-s ovels. carried by the supplementar frame, and a sweep arranged in advance of t e furrow-opener.

64. In a planter, the combination with a main frame, of a supplementary frame ivotally connected thereto, and free to s ing in vertical planes, a seedbox adapted to be moved by the pivoted frame, the said seedbox bein ,inop'erative when thus moved, said seedbox ing adapted in operation to deposit seed, a furrow opener arranged beneath said seedbox, covering shovels arranged in the rear of said fu1row-opencr and out of line therewith, and a sweep arranged IIO in advance of said furrow-opener in line therewith.

65. In a planter, the combination with a main frame, of a supplementary frame pivotally connected thereto and extending rearwardly from the point of its pivot, means for swinging said supplementary frame in verti cal planes, a seedbox disposed above said supplementary frame and adapted to be moved with said frame, the said seedbox being adapted in operation to deposit seed, and being arranged to be thus moved out of operative position, a furrowener arranged in advance of the discharge mm the seedboX, and covering means carried by the supplementary frame in the rear of said furrowopener.

66. In a planter, the combination with a main frame, of a supplementary frame pivotally connected thereto, and comprising bars spaced apart, a seedbox disposed betvi een thevertical planes of said bars and adapted to be moved when said pivoted frame is moved upon its pivot, the seedbox being constructed in operation to deposit seed, and being adapted to be thrown out of operation when moved with said pivoted frame, a furrow-opener disposed in advance of the discharge from said seedbox, covering means carried by said supplementary frame in the rear of the furrow-opener, and a verticallyadjustable sweep arranged in advance of the rrow-opener.

' 67. In a planter, the combination with a main frame, of a supplementary frame pivoted thereto, and comprising side bars, a seedbox arran ed between the vertical planes of the said side bars, the seedbox being constructed in operation to deposit seed, and being adapted to be thrown out of operation when moved, means for effecting movement of said seedbox when said supplementary frame is moved upon -its pivot, a furrowopener disposed in advance of the discharge" from the seedbox, and covering means carried b said supplementary frame in the rear of sai furrow-opener.

68. In a planter, the combination with a main frame, of a supplementary frame con nected thereto, a movabl -Inounted seedbox adapted in operation to eposit seed and being arranged to be thrown out of operation when moved, a furrow-opener disposed beneath the same, covering means carried by said supplementary frame, a sweep arranged in front of said furrow-opener, and means for effecting simultaneous upward movement of said seedbox, sweep, furrow-opener and covering means.

69. In ap'lanter, the combination with a main frame, of a supplementary frame pivotally connected therewith, and extending rearwardly from the pivot-point, said pivoted frame comprising side bars, a seedbox disposed between the extended planes of said side bars and arranged to be moved for being thrown out of operation, said box in operation being constructed to deposit seed, means for moving said seedbox when the supplementary frame is swung on its pivot, means for opening afurrow for the deposited seed and covering means carried by said supplementary frame.

70. In a planter, the combination with a main frame, of a supplementary frame mov- 7i;

able in vertical planes with respect to the main frame, a movable seed-hopper supported independently of said supplementar frame and arranged for permittinginde en ent movement of the supplementary ame to a certain degree and movable with the supplementary frame beyond such degree, and operating-gear for the seed-hopper adapted to be thrown out of operation by movement of the hopper.

71. In a planter, the combination with a main frame, a seed-hopper movably mounted thereon, a seed-dropping mechanism for the hopper adapted to be thrown out of operation when the hopper is moved, a su plementary frame movable independent]? of said hopper, and means for imparting movement from the supplementary frame to the hopper.

72. In a planter, the combination with a frame, of a seed-hopper mounted thereon and capable of being moved to an inoperative position, a standard vertically movable in said frame, means for applying draft directly to the standard, and means interposed between the standard and the seed-hopper for moving the hopper to an inoperative position when the standard is elevated.

73. In a planter, a frame, a cultivator sustained thereby, a movable seed-ho per adapted when moved to be thrown out of op eration, a verticallyanovable standard, and means whereby said standard when elevated will pull said seed-hopper and cultivator to inoperative positions.

74. In a planter, the combination with a frame, of a standard shiftable therein, a movable seed mechanism sustained by said frame and adapted when moved to be thrown out of operation, a chain for transmitting movement from the standard to the seed mechanism, and means detachably connecting the chain with the standard, the said connecting means being adapted to be engaged by any one of several of the links of the chain.

In testimony wlereof I lreunto affix my signature in pesence of two witnesses.

ILFORD H. HOLSCLAW. Witnesses:

A. G. RENAU, G. Wns'rnnaroan.

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